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Monday, January 8, 2018

Common Clips & Adjustment Techniques

Whenever making adjustments to clips, do it gently and gradually.

Just a little change
will make a big difference in comfort, while a big change may mean that earrings won't stay on.

The Paddle Back Clip

This is a paddle
back clip - the one many people associate with clip
earrings. If your paddle back clip earrings are too tight, insert
tweezers under the "tongue" (shown by the green pointer below) of the
clip and gently raise it very slightly. It only takes a small adjustment
to make a big difference in comfort! If your paddle back clip earrings
are too loose, or the paddle clip came off, please see the following
instructions.

To reattach a Paddle Clip:

Look
carefully at how the paddle's "tongue" (shown by the green
pointer) fits onto the back an earring on an attached working
paddle. Open and close the paddle, watching the tongues
position, as it will need to be attached the same way.

·If it is not even, use a pair of needle nose pliers
to very gently bend the tongue back down even, or flat, with the
sides (shown by the red arrows).

·Hold the earring so that the front is facing out away from
you. Using the pliers (or your fingers), pinch the clip's sides and
line up the "prongs" (shown by the blue arrows) to the holes in
the holder on the earring's back. Release the sides of the clip and
it should pop back into place.

·Try on the earring.

·If the clip is now too tight, please see steps 5 and 6
below. If the tension is fine, use your pliers to slightly and
gently pinch in the sides of the earring back's holder to tighten the holes
onto the clip's prongs. This should help insure that the paddle stays on
the earring.

To Tighten a Paddle Clip:

1. Open
the clip and look carefully at how the paddle's "tongue" (shown
by the green pointer) fits onto the earring back: It will
need to be the same way when you are done.With a pair of needle nose pliers
or your fingers, pinch the paddle's "sides" (shown by the red
arrows) until their "prongs" (shown by the blue arrows) are out
of their holders.

2. With
a pair of needle nose pliers, pinch the paddle's "sides" (shown
by the red arrows) until their "prongs" (shown by the blue
arrows) are out of their holders.

3. Using the
pliers, very gently bend tongue back down even, or flat, with the
sides.

4. Hold
the earring so that the front is facing out away from you.
Using the pliers, pinch the clip's sides and line up the prongs
with the holes in the holder on the earring back. When the tongue is
in the same position when you began, release the sides of
the clip and it should pop back into place.

5. Try on the
earring. If the clip is too tight, see steps 6 and 7.If the tongue is
now too tight, using flat tweezers or perhaps a metal file's
tip, very SLIGHTLY bend,
or "raise", the tongue to loosen the paddle. Do this
very little each time, trying the earring on for comfort after each
adjustment.

6. When the tension
is right, use your pliers to slightly and gently pinch in the sides of the
earring back's holder to tighten the holes onto the clip's prongs.
This should help insure that the paddle clip stays on the earring.

David's
Simple Clip

David's Simple clip is designer David
Sung's downsized paddle back clip that makes it possible for those who
don't have pierced earlobes to wear a variety of fashionable hoops. The
way the hoop itself is balanced acting with the clip is what makes it work. The
earrings should be comfortable without adjustment. If you do need to make one,
please look at it first.

1. The red arrow
points to its most vulnerable part. DO NOT put
any pressure on this area.

2. The blue arrow
points to the clip’s tongue which is very fragile so DO NOT adjust
it.

3. The yellow arrow points to where the
top of the hoop meets the clip and this is where you can make
adjustments. Remembering that very small changes make a big
difference, without holding any part of the clip, move the top
slightly closer to or farther from the padded area of the clip.

The Simple Clip

This is aSimple
Clip - one appropriate for lighter earrings. The back
of the clip is hinged for easily taking it on and off. To loosen this
clip, use a pair of needle nose pliers and broaden, or bend out, the
bottom of the "U". An alternative way to loosen this clip is
- REMEMBERING that SMALL changes make a BIG difference - to pinch
the the top of the clip's back, narrowing the space under the
'pad' (indicated by arrow in the image).

Hinged
Screwback Clip

This is
a Hinged Screwback Clip. These are used with
weightier earrings. Adjust the screw until the earrings are secure and
comfortable, then use the hinge to put it on and take it off without having to
readjust the screw.

The Mini Clip

This is aMini Clip, used most often on
children's earrings and some of the newer Linear and Petite earrings. These
very rarely need adjusting, but when they do a tiny bit of pressure on the
"U" of the clip can be used to widen the clip a small amount, moving
it away from the earring and loosening the grip a bit. To make it tighter,
narrow the "U" by using a tiny bit of pressure to close the clip a
small amount by moving it closer to the front of the earring. A small
correction can make a huge difference in feel, and the earrings these go on can
be delicate so be careful!